Building block



Sept. 23 1924. 1,509,415

v W. BRIDDES BULDING BLOCK Filed oct. 1925 2 sheets-smet 1 www Sept. 23 1924.

W. BRIDDES BUILDING BLOCK Filed Oct. 19, 1923 l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 23, i 1924.

UNITED' sT-ATESPATENT oFFIcE.

WILLIAM BRIDDES, OF- DRBY, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUILDING mock.

Application led October 19,` 1923. Serial No. 669,457.

' may be attached to any part of a building;

cavity, and

may be made with any desired onguration yon its face to imitate brick, tile, stucco, etc.,

and which may be easily attached.

' These objects, and other advantageous` ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in whichy Figure 1 isl a face `view of a building block constructed in accordance with y my invention,

Figure 2 ure` 1,

Figure 3 an end view of Figure 1,

Figure 4 a fra mentary view of the studding of the buil ing illustrating my blocks attached thereto,

Figure 5 an enlarged section on line 5 5 oFigure 4,

Figure 6 a'fragmentary viewsimilar to Figure 4 showing asmodifled shape of the is a section on line 2-2 of Fig- Figure 7 a diagrammatic view illustrating various shapes that may be used in forming the outline of the cavity.

Referring to the drawings', 1 indicatesv a lblo-ck which is made of concrete'or the like in the form of a thin rectangular body with grooves 2 in its upper and lower. edges. Cavities 3 are formed in face 4 of the block and leadlto its, side edges 5. The outlines 6 of the cavities are of V-sha and when the blocksare placed'together, as on the building structure shown in Figure 4,- will form a diamond shaped cavity. outlines o f the cavities may be of any desired shape, several shapes being shown in Figures 6 and 7 rA recess 7 is formed within each cavity 3 and. leads out to the edge 5. A semi-circular groove 8 extends from the recess to the-rear face of the block.

When the blocks are assembled to form a wall, as shown in Figure 4, the edges 5 will meet and the cavities 3, recesses 7 and groove However, the

8 of their meeting edges will coincide to form a diamond sha ed cavity, a rectangular. shaped recess and a circular opening as shown in Figures 4 and 5. A rectangular washer 9 is provided with an opening 10 which registers with `grooves 8. A spike 12 passes through opening `10 and between grooves 8 into studding 11 of the 'supporting structure and holds the clocks thereto. iiller 13 covers the rectangular washer 9 and spike 12 and fills the cavity to producea surface flush with the face 4 of the blocks. Face 4 may have configurations thereon which correspond with the diamond shaped cavity, shown in' Figure 4 or which re resent rectangular blocks such as bricks. y shape of cavity may be used with any corresponding configuration on surface 4, so long as there is a cavity below surface 4 to receive a filler and a recess below the cavities into which a washer of any shape may be in' serted so that a spike or bolt may be passed through the washer and driven into the supporting structure.

Blocks constructed in accordance with my invention may be easily attached to any supporting structure by .simply drivin in spikes'. The upper and lower edges o the adjacent blocks are anchored to each other by filling the groove 2 with mortar.

While I have describedmy invention as' taking a particular'form, it will Ibe understood that the various parts may be changed .without departing from the spirit thereof,`

and hence I do not limit myself tothe precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the "appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and` desire to secure 'by Letters Patent is z- 1. A building block having a cavit in its face and a recess within the cavity, t e cavity and recess leading to the edge of the block and being adapted-to receive means for securing the block to a building and a filler to cover the securing means.

` 2. In combination with a supporting structure, building blocks having cavlties and recesses within the cavities, the cavities and recesses in each block leading to the meeting edges and coinciding with the cavities and recesses of the adjacent blocks; a

washer within the recesses means passing to the structure, and a ller within the cavities for covering the washer.

3, In combination with s aced studding, building blocks abutting eac other at their vertical edges adjacent the center of each studding, each block having a cavity and a recess in the cavity'leading to the abutting edges and coincidin with a similar cavity and recess in the a jacent block; common ymeans within the recesses for securing the abuttin edges of the block to the studding, anda 11er within the cavitycfoncovering `the securing means.

' 4. In combination with aced studding, building blocks abutting eac other at their verticaledges adjacent the center of each studding, each block having a cavity and a recess in the cavity leading to thc abutting edges and coinciding with a similar cavity and recess in the adjacent block; a washer in the recesses; means passing through the washer and between the edges for securing the blocks to the studding, and a filler in the cavity for covering the washer and securing means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM BRIDDES.

Witnesses: I

ELIZABETH Genna. CHAs. E. Po'rrs. 

